Eggplant Mousaka with Mushrooms (Mantarli Patlican Musakka)

2 eggplants, peeled and cut into chunks

1 big onion, chopped

½ lb (200 gr) ground beef

½ lb mushrooms, cut in quarters

2 tomatoes, diced

1 cup oil for frying the eggplant

1 green pepper, chopped

1 tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

2 cloves of garlic, sliced thin (optional)

½ cup hot or warm water

Peel the whole eggplant and chop in chunks. Then, place them in a bowl and cover the eggplants with water. Let them stand for 30 minutes in water. Then, drain and wipe the eggplants with a paper towel. In a large skillet place the oil and lightly fry the eggplants until they change in color. Do not over fry. Place the fried eggplant pieces in a Pyrex dish and sprinkle salt on them.

Place the ground beef and 1 tbsp oil and cook until the meat changes in color. You can use the same skillet or a smaller one. Then, add chopped onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Add chopped peppers, garlic (optional) and mushrooms. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and salt to taste. Sauté for 5 minutes. Finally add black pepper and give a stir. Spread this mixture evenly on the fried eggplants and add the hot water.

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C) and cook for about 20-25 minutes.

You can serve this dish with pilaf and yogurt.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 tane buyuk patlican, soyulmus

1 buyuk sogan, dogranmis

200 gr kiyma

250 gr mantar, dorde bolunmus

2 domates, dogranmis

1 su bardagi sivi yag( patlicanlari kizartmak icin)

1 yesil biber, dogranmis

2 cay kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

2 dis sarimsak, dogranmis (istege bagli)

½ su bardagi sicak su

Patlicanlari yikayip, soyun. Buyuk buyuk dograyin ve buyuk bir kaseye koyup uzerine cikana dek su doldurun. Patlicanin acimsi tadinin suya gecmesi icin yaklasik 30 dakika suda bekletin.

Sonra patlicanlari suzup, kurulayin. Genis bir tavaya yagi koyup patlicanlari renk degistirene dek kizartin. Fazla kizartirsaniz, patlicanlarin sekli bozulur. Kizarmis patlicanlari borcam bir tepsiye alin ve uzerine tuz serpin.

Ayni tavada bir yemek kasigi sivi yagi ve kiymayi renk degistirene dek kavurun. Sonra soganlari ilave edip 1-2 dakika sote edin. Biberleri, sarimsak ve mantari ilave edin. Yaklasik 3 dakika kavurun. Sonra, tuz ve domatesi ekleyin, 5 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Son olarak karabiberi ilave edin. Kiymali karisimi kizarmis patlicanlarin uzerine esit olarak yayin ve sicak suyu ilave edin.

Onceden isitilmis 190 C (375) firinda yaklasik 30 dakika pisirin.

Yaninda pilav ve yogurt ile servis edebilirsiniz.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Leek Saute with Ground Beef (Kiymali Pirasa Sote)

1 lb leek, finely chopped

½ cup lean ground beef

½ cup tomatoes, finely diced

1 Tbsp canola oil

½ tsp salt to taste

Take canola oil and ground beef in a pot and sauté until the ground beef gets pink. Stir in chopped leeks and sauté until they decrease in volume. Add tomatoes and salt. Cook over low heat until the leeks are soft.

Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg pirasa, kucuk dogranmis

½ su bardagi yagsiz kiyma

½ su bardagi domates, kucuk dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir tencereye kanola yagini ve kiymayi alin. Orta ateste kiyma renk degistirene dek kavurun. Dogranmis pirasayi ilave edin. Orta ateste pirasalar hacimce azalinca domates ve tuzu ilave edin. Pirasalar iyice sonup renk degistirene dek kisik ateste pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Collard Greens (Kiymali Kara Lahana Sarmasi)

2 bunch collard green

2 onions, chopped

1 ½ cup rice, washed and drained

½ lb ground beef

1 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp dried mint

½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

½ tsp pepper

1/3 cup canola oil

1 tsp salt to taste

Hot water

Wash the leaves several times to make sure they are all clean. Remove the center stalks from the leaves and cut the large leaves into three triangular pieces. Cut the smaller leaves into two pieces.

Take the collard greens in a pot and boil for 2 minutes in salty water. Then, drain and let them cool for a while.

Combine all the other ingredients, but the water in a big bowl.

Take one piece of leave and place one Tbsp of filling on the larger side. Then, fold the sides inside and roll it as seen in the picture. Repeat the same procedure for all off the pieces.

Place all the rolls side-by-side in a large pot. Add hot water just to cover the rolls. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Then, turn the heat down and cover the lid. Simmer for about 40 minutes or until the rolls are tender.

Serve it warm preferably with yogurt or cacik.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

2 demet kara lahana

2 sogan, dogranmis

1 ½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanmis ve suzulmus

250 gr kiyma

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

1 tatli kasigi nane

½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sicak su

Lahana yapraklarini iyice yikayin. Ortadaki kalin kismini kesip atin. Buyuk yapraklari uce, kucukleri iki esit parcaya bolun.

Tuzlu su dolu tencerede yapraklari 2 dakika kadar kaynatin. Suyunu suzun ve sogumaya birakin.

Diger geri kalan butun malzemeleri buyuk bir kaba alin ve iyice karistirin.

Bir parca lahana yapragi alin ve genis kismina 1 yemek kasigi ic malzeme koyun. Yanlarindan ice dogru katlayin ve resimde goruldugu gibi sarma seklinde sarin. Diger lahana yapraklarini da ayni sekilde sarin. Sarmalari genis bir tencereye yan yana dizin. Uzerlerini kapatacak kadar sicak su ilave edin. Orta atese alin ve kaynadiktan sonra altini kisip kapagini kapatin. Yaklasik 40 dakika ya da pirincler pisene dek pisirin.

Tercihen yogurt ya da cacik ile servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cig Kofte

I'd like to thank to Tarik, the master of cig kofte, for this delicious recipe.

3-4 big onions

¼ cup lemon juice

1 lb lean ground beef

2 tomatoes

5-6 cloves garlic

¼ cup canola oil

2 lb fine bulgur (cracked wheat)

2-3 Tbsp salt

5-6 Tbsp isot (crushed hot pepper)

1-2 Tbsp cumin

750 gr red hot pepper paste/ tomato and pepper paste mix

Process the onions in food processor. Then, take it along with bulgur in a large mixing bowl. Rub the mixture in between your palms, to give bulgur a full onion flavor (about 10 minutes). Add pepper paste/ pepper and tomato mix paste, salt, isot and cumin. Keep rubbing all the ingredients in between your palms pressing hard. Then, add the ground beef and push the mixture through the bottom of the bowl strongly. Dip your hands in cold/ ice water occasionally to ease the process. Keep kneading for about 30 minutes and make sure the bulgur is softens enough.

Meanwhile, crush tomato and garlic in the food processor, and then add into the bulgur mixture. Add lemon juice and canola oil as well. Knead for a couple of minutes and grab walnut size pieces or bigger if desired. Place them right inside your palm and squeeze gently to give the right shape as seen in the picture.

Serve with lemon wedges and lettuce leaves.

This recipe yields to 120-130 pieces of cig kofte.

Serving size: 6-8 pieces

ENJOY

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TURKCE
Bu harika cig kofte tarifi icin ustamiz Tarik'a tesekkur ediyorum.

3-4 buyuk sogan

¼ su bardagi limon suyu

½ kg yagsiz dana kiymasi

2 domates

5-6 dis sarimsak

¼ su bardagi kanola yagi

1 kg ince bulgur

2-3 yemek kasigi tuz

5-6 yemek kasigi isot

1-2 yemek kasigi kimyon

750 gr aci biber salcasi/ biber ve domates karisik

Sogani mutfak robotunda guzelce pure haline getirin. Bulgur ile sogani genis bir kaba alin ve iki avucununuzun arasina alip ovalayarak guzelce birbirlerine yedirin. (Yaklasik 10 dakika). Biber ya da karisik salca, tuz, isot ve kimyonu ilave edin. Bir sure daha iki avucunuzun arasinda doverek malzemeleri yedirin. Kiymayi da ilave ettikten sonra butun gucunuzu kullanarak elinizin tabaniyla kabin dibine iyice bastirarak yogurun. Arada elinizi buzlu su dolu bir kaba daldirip cikarin. Yaklasik yarim saat kadar yogurarak bulgurun yumusamasini saglayin.

Bu sirada domates ve sarimsaklari mutfak robotundan gecirin ve kiymaya ilave edin. Limon suyu ve kanola yagini da ekledikten sonra bir kac dakika daha yogurun.

Ceviz buyuklugunde ya da arzuye gore daha buyuk parcalar alin ve avunucuzun icinde sikarak cig kofte seklini verin.

Yaninda limon ve marul yapragi ile servis yapin.

Bu tariften yaklasik 120-130 cig kofte cikar.

Tarif 14-16 kisiliktir.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Super Bowl Recipe - Turkish Burger (Turk Burgeri)

Pita bread/hamburger buns

Lettuce leaves

Tomato, sliced

Onion rings

For the burger:

1 lb lean ground beef

1 small onion, diced finely/processed

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp chili pepper

¼ tsp cumin

1 egg

½ cup bread crumbs (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

2 Tbsp canola oil for frying

Take all the burger ingredients in a bowl and mix them all using your hands. Knead as you do dough for a few minutes and give it a ball shape. Then, cover and keep in the fridge at least 2-3 hours. Grab egg size or bigger pieces of ground beef mixture and give it a flat round burger shape using your palms. Do the same with the remaining mixture.

Heat up the canola oil in a skillet and fry both sides of Turkish burgers.

Immediately fill the Turkish burgers inside the breads and the other ingredients as well. Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Pita ekmegi/burger ekmegi

Marul/kivircik

Domates, dilimlenmis

Sogan, dilimlenmis

Kofte icin:

½ kg yagsiz kiyma

1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis/rendelenmis

1 yumurta

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi pul biber

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, pisirmek icin

Koftelik malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle hamur yogurur gibi yogurun ve yuvarlak bir top yaparak birakin. Buzdolabinda agzi kapali olarak en az 2-3 saat dinlendirin. Sonra, yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofte seklini verin. Geri kalan kiymadan da ayni sekilde kofte yapin.

Kanola yagini kizartma tavasina alin ve kizdiktan sonra kofteleri her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin. Bekletmeden, ekmek arasina kofteyi ve diger malzemeleri resimdeki gibi doldurun. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ground Beef Lasagna (Kiymali Lazanya)

12 pieces lasagna

½ lb ground beef

1 onion, chopped

2 Tbsp canola oil

2 cups tomatoes, crushed/petite diced

1 green pepper, chopped

1 tsp tomato paste

1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

½ cup hot water

1 Tbsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper

Bechamel sauce

Boil the lasagna in salty water according to the instructions on the package (about 7-10 minutes). Drain.

Meanwhile, in a big skillet, take oil and ground beef, sauté over medium heat. Once the ground beef changes color, stir in onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes and add pepper and tomato paste. Cook for a few minutes. Then, add tomatoes, salt and hot water. Cook for about 5 minutes or until tomatoes are cooked. Sprinkle with black pepper and turn the heat off.

Prepare the béchamel sauce using the link. Spread 2 spoonful of tomato mixture over the lasagna tray or Pyrex. Then cover with 3 piece of lasagnas. Divide the tomato mixture in 3 equal parts and the béchamel sauce in 4 parts. Spread one part of béchamel over the first layer of lasagna, followed by the one part of tomato mixture. Then, cover with three pieces of lasagna. Do the same procedure until having 4 layers of lasagna. Spread the remaining béchamel sauce all over the top and cover with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Cover the whole tray with aluminum foil. Bake at 400 F (200 C) oven for 30 minutes. Then, take the aluminum out and continue baking uncovered for about 10-15 minutes or until it gets light brown.

Cut into pieces and serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

12 parca lazanya

250 gr kiyma

1 sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

1 yesil biber, dogranmis

2 su bardagi domates, ezilmis/kup kup dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

1 su bardagi kasar peyniri, rendelenmis

½ su bardagi sicak su

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

Besamel sos

Lazanyalari paketin uzerindeki tarife gore yaklasik 7-10 dakika tuzlu suda haslayin. Bu sirada, buyuk bir tavada yagda kiymayi cevirin. Rengi degistikten sonra sogani ilave edin. Yaklasik 3-4 dakika sote ettikten sonra, biber ve salcayi ilave edin ve pisirmeye devam edin. Son olarak tuzu, domatesi ve suyu ilave edin. Domatesler pisene dek yaklasik 5 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Uzerine karabiber serpin ve ocaktan alin.

Besamel sosu linkteki tarife gore hazirlayin. Lazanya tepsisi ya da borcam tepsinin altina iki kasik domatesli kiymali harctan koyun ve dibine yayin. Geri kalan harci 3 esit miktara bolun. Besamel sosu 4 paya bolun. Uc parca lazanyayi tepsiye dizin, uzerine boldugunuz besamel sosun bir payini yayin. Onun da uzerine yine bir pay harci esit olarak dagitin. Tekrar 3 tane lazanya ile uzerini kapatin ve ayni sekilde besamel sos ve harctan yayarak toplam 4 kat lazanya olacak sekilde devam edin. Son lazanya tabakasini yerlestirdikten sonra geriye kalan son besamel sos payini esit olarak yuzeye yayin. Kasar peyniri esit olarak dagitin.

Aluminyum folyo ile tepsinin uzerini tamamen kapatin. 200 C (400 F) firinda 30 dakika kadar pisirin. Aluminyum folyoyu cikarin ve yaklasik 10-15 dakika uzeri acik olarak, kizarana dek pisirin.

Dilimleyin ve sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Stuffed Bell Peppers with Ground Beef (Kiymali Biber Dolmasi)

2 lb (~1kg) bell/large peppers

1 cup rice, washed and drained

½ lb ground beef

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tomato, petite diced

1 tsp tomato paste

½ cup olive oil

1-2 cups hot water

1 Tbsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1- ½ tomato, sliced in pieces for tops (optional)

Wash the bell/large peppers, cut the tops off, and remove seeds. In a bowl, place all the stuffing ingredients, but water. Mix them all and with a spoon fill the peppers up to 2/3 with the mixture. If desired, place one slice of tomato as a cap on top of each pepper. In a large saucepan or pot, place the stuffed bell peppers and add hot water, enough to almost cover half height of the peppers.

Close the lid and cook on low-medium heat, until the peppers get soft and rice is cooked, for about 20-30 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

~1kg dolmalik/buyuk uzun biber

1 su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus

200-250 gr kiyma

1 sogan, ince dogranmis

1 domates, dogranmis

1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

½ su bardagi zeytin yagi

1-2 su bardagi sicak su

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1- ½ domates, dilimlenmis (biberlerin uzerine koymak icin)-istege bagli

Biberleri yikayin ve tepesini duzgunce kesin (ya da saplarini cikarin), cekirdeklerini temizleyin. Genis bir kaseye butun ic malzemelerini (su haric) alin ve hepsini guzelce karistirin. Bir kasik yardimiyla biberlerin icini 2/3’u dolu olacak sekilde doldurun. Her biberin uzerine dilimlediginiz domatesten bir parca koyun(istege bagli). Genis bir tava ya da tencere dibine doldurdugunuz biberleri yerlestirin. Biberlerin yuksekliginin yarisina cikacak kadar sicak su ilave edin.

Kapagini kapatip, kisik ateste biberler ve pirincler pisene dek yaklasik 20-30 dakika pisirin. Sicak ya da ilik servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Eggplant Mousaka (Patlican Musakka)

½ lb ground beef
1 lb eggplant

3 medium potatoes

2 tomatoes, diced

1 big onion, chopped

2 Tbsp canola oil

2 green peppers, chopped

1 Tbsp tomato paste

2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped

½ cup hot water

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp cumin

1 tsp salt to taste

1 cup canola oil for frying

Peel eggplants and slice in ½ inch wheels. Leave them in salty water for about 15-20 minutes. Peel potatoes and slice them in 1/3 inch thick wheels as well.

Take canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of potatoes lightly. Place them over a Pyrex or oven tray. Sprinkle with salt. Dry eggplants with paper towel and fry them as well. Place fried eggplants over potatoes and sprinkle with salt.

Take 2 Tbsp of canola oil and ground beef in another pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and tomatoes. Cook for about 5 minutes over low-medium heat. Add pepper, garlic, salt and spices. Cook for 1-2 minutes and add hot water.

Transfer this mixture all over the Pyrex/oven tray evenly. Make sure the eggplants and potatoes are covered with the mixture. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 35-45 minutes.

Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

I definitely encourage anyone who is taking  holidays to Turkey to try this meal in Turkey. It's one of my favorites and the taste is fantastic with the scorching heat.

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250 gr kiyma

½ kg patlican

3 orta boy patates

2 domates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

2 yesil biber, dogranmis

1 yemek kasigi salca

2-3 dis sarimsak, dogranmis

½ su bardagi sicak su

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

1 su bardagi kanola yagi (kizartmak icin)

Patlicanlari soyun ve bir parmak kalinliginda halkalar seklinde dilimleyin. Tuzlu suda yaklasik 15-20 dakika bekletin. Patatesleri soyun ve onlari da 1cm kalinliginda enine halka seklinde dilimleyin.

Kizartma tavasina kanola yagini alin ve patatesleri her iki tarafi da hafifce kizaracak sekilde kizartin. Genis bir borcam ya da firin tepsisinin dibine dizin ve uzerine tuz serpin. Patlicanlari kagit havlu ile kurulayin ve onlari da ayni sekilde kizartin. Patateslerin uzerine dizin ve tuzlayin.

Baska bir tavaya kiymayi ve 2 yemek kasigi kanola yagini alin. Orta ateste 2-3 dakika kavurun. Sogani ilave edin ve yine 3 dakika kadar kavurun. Salca ve domatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 5 dakika kadar pisirin. Biber, sarimsak, tuz ve baharatalari ilave edin. Bir iki dakika cevirin. Son olarak, sicak suyu ilave edin.

Bu karisimi tepsinin uzerinde gezdirerek esit olarak yayin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 35-45 dakika kadar pisirin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Meatballs in Sour Sauce (Eksili Kofte)

1 cup yogurt
1 Tbsp flour, heaping
1 egg
5-6 cups cold water
½ lemon’s juice
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ tsp dried mint
2+2 Tbsp canola oil
½ tsp paprika

For the meatballs:
~ ½ lb ground meat
¼ cup rice
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp dried mint
½ tsp salt to taste

In a bowl, mix all the meatball ingredients using your hands. Grab smaller pieces than walnuts and make small meatballs. Set aside.
Place 2 Tbsp canola oil and flour in a pot. Then, sauté over medium heat till flour turns pinkish. Stir in cold water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs and salt. Cover the lid halfway and cook for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix yogurt, lemon juice and egg. Pour two ladles of hot soup into this mixture stirring constantly. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
In a small frying pan sizzle the remaining canola oil and stir in dried mint and paprika. Once you smell the nice combination of mint and paprika turn the heat off.
Drizzle the mixture over the soup and serve hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 su bardagi yogurt
1 yemek kasigi un, tepeleme
1 yumurta
5-6 su bardagi soguk su
½ limon suyu
1 yemek kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi nane
2+2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber

Kofteler icin:
300 gr kiyma
¼ su bardagi pirinc
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi nane
1 cay kasigi tuz

Bir kapta koftelik malzemeleri iyice yogurarak karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparip yuvarlayarak toplar yapin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Bir tencereye 2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi ve unu alin. Un sararana dek orta ateste kavurun. Sonra soguk suyu karistirarak ilave edin. Ara sira karistirarak kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra, kofteleri ilave edin. Kapagini hafif aralik birakin ve tuzu da ilave edip, koftelerin pismesini bekleyin (yaklasik 15 dakika).
Ayri bir kapta; yogurt, yumurta ve limon suyunu guzelce cirpin. Corbanin suyundan iki kepce alin ve yavasca yogurtlu sosun icine cirpmaya devam ederek dokun. Sonra, sosu corbanin icine yavasca karistirarak ilave edin. Yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar pisirin ve ocagin altini kapatin.
Kucuk bir tavada geriye kalan 2 yemek kasigi kanola yaginda kirmizi biber ve naneyi hafifce yakin ve corbanin uzerine gezdirerek servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Meatballs and Potatoes (Izmir Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
4 potatoes
2 cups tomato, petite diced
1 tsp tomato paste
½ cup + 1-2 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp sugar
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
½ cup hot water
1+1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix ground meat, onion, 1 tsp salt, black pepper, bread crumbs and parsley in a bowl (feel free to use your hands for better mixing). Grab egg size pieces and make finger shaped meatballs. If have time, leave the meatballs in the fridge for about 1-2 hours.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them like apple slices. Fry them lightly in ½ cup of canola oil and place over a round oven tray. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over. Leave the middle of the tray for the meatballs.
In a saucepan, place canola oil, tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute for a couple of minutes then, add hot water. Cook for about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the remaining salt and sugar.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Place the meatballs in the middle of the tray and pour the tomato sauce all over the tray. Bake till potatoes and meatballs are cooked (for about 30-45 minutes).
ENJOY

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½ kg kiyma
4 patates
2 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogramis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
½ su bardagi +1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi seker
½ su bardagi ekmek ici, kiriklanmis
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi sicak su
1+1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Kiyma, sogan, 1 tatli kasigi tuz, karabiber, ekmek ici ve maydanozu bir kapta guzelce karistirarak yogurun. Yumurta buyuklugunde alin ve parmak seklinde kofteler yapin. Zamaniniz varsa kofteleri buzdolabinda 1-2 saat dinlendirin.
Diger yandan patatesleri soyun ve elma dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Yarim su bardagi kanola yaginda hafifce kizartin. Yuvarlak bir firin tepsisinin kenarlarina uzunlamasina patates dilimlerini dizin ve uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuzun yarisini serpistirin.
Diger yandan 1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagina domates, domates salcasi ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-6 dakika kadar pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kofteleri tepsinin ortasinda kalan bosluga yerlestirin. Domates sosunu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-45 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Meatloaf Roll (Dalyan/Rulo Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, grated/processed
1 egg
½ cup bread crumbs
1 carrot, boiled
3 tbsp sweet pea, boiled
1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin


Tomato Sauce:
1 cup tomato, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 cloves of garlic, mashed
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp thyme/basil
½-1 cup water
A pinch of salt to taste

For mashed potatoes you can use either of these recipes:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2008/12/european-style-mashed-potatoes-patates.html

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2010/01/garlic-mashed-potatoes-sarimsakli.html

Take ground beef in a big mixing bowl. Add egg, bread crumbs, salt, black pepper and cumin. Knead using your hands for 3-4 minutes. Wet your hands and flatten the ground beef with your hands on the counter. Then place the boiled carrot lengthwise and place sweet peas along with the carrot. Close up the edges to make a roll making sure not to damage the vegetables inside. Stick the ends of the ground beef and then turn the stuck side down and place over a greased oven tray/Pyrex. Wet your hands again and shape the ground beef roll and wet all over the surface. Bake at 350 F (180 C) for about 35-40 minutes or till the meatloaf is cooked.
Meanwhile for the tomato sauce, take vegetable oil and garlic in a saucepan. Saute for 2 minutes and stir in crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook over low medium heat for about 4-6 minutes. Add salt and water. Adjust the thickness as you like, with adding some more water. Bring to a boil and simmer at low heat for about 2-3 minutes and add basil/thyme. Give a stir and turn the heat off.
Cut the Meatloaf into ½ inch thick pieces and serve with tomato sauce and mashed potatoes.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
500 gram kiyma
1 tane sogan, rendelenmis
1 tane yumurta
½ su bardagi bayat ekmek, ufalanmis
1 tane havuc, haslanmis
3 yemek kasigi bezelye, haslanmis
½ yemek kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Domates Sosu icin:
1 tane domates, rendelenmis
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
2 dis sarimsak, ezilmis
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 cay kasigi kekik/feslegen
½ -1 cay bardagi su
Bir tutam tuz

Patates Puresi icin asagidaki tariflarden istediginizi kullanabilirsiniz:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2008/12/european-style-mashed-potatoes-patates.html

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/2010/01/garlic-mashed-potatoes-sarimsakli.html

Genis bir kaba kiymayi alin. Yumurta, bayat ekmek, tuz, karabiber ve kimyonu ilave edin. Elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurun.Elinizi islatarak kiymayi sert bir zemin uzerinde rulo yapacak sekilde duzlestirin. Kiymanin ortasini yavasca acarak, icine haslanmis havuc ve bezelyeleri ilave edin. Ic malzemeyi bozmadan kiymayi rulo seklinde kapatip, iki ucunu birbirine yapistirin. Kapatilan kismi alta gelecek sekilde firin tepsisine yerlestirin. Elinizi islatarak koftenin seklini duzeltin ve uzerini islatin. 180 (350 F) derece firinda 35-45 dakika pisirin.
Diger tarafta domates sosu icin tavaya sivi yag ve sarimsagi alin. Kabuklari soyulmus rendelenmis domatesi ve salcayi ilave edin. Orta ateste 4-6 dakika pisirin. Tuz ve suyu ilave edip kaynamaya birakin. Kivamini su ekleyerek istediginiz gibi ayarlayin. Son olarak kekik/feslegen ilave edin ve atesten alin.
Dalyan Kofte’yi halkalar halinde kesin; domates sosu ve patates puresi ile birlikte servis edin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Ali Nazik

2 medium eggplants
1-2 green pepper (optional)
150 gr ground beef
1+1 tbsp canola oil
½ cup garlic yogurt
½ tsp black pepper
1-2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste

Make holes in the eggplants with a fork to make them roast better. Roast them and peppers in the oven or over the grill till they get soft. Let them cool. Remove the skins of both eggplants and peppers. Chop them finely; add half of the salt (1/2 tsp) and sauté with one tbsp of canola oil for about 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. If desired, mix the eggplants with half of the garlic yogurt.
Cook ground beef with one tbsp of canola oil and stir in black pepper and the remaining salt. Place cooked ground meat over the eggplants and the garlic yogurt on top. You can garnish with parsley. Also if desired place 2 tbsp of butter in a small frying pan and melt over low-medium heat. Once it starts spitting turn the heat off and stir in ½ tsp paprika. Pour all over the dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 orta boy patlican
1-2 yesil biber (istege bagli)
150 gr kiyma
1+1 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
½ su bardagi sarimsakli yogurt
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1-2 yemek kasigi taze maydanoz, dogranmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Patlicanlarin uzerine bicak ucuyla delikler acin ve firinda ya da izgarada yumusayana dek kozleyin. Yesil biberleri de kozleyin. Soguduktan sonra biber ve patlicanlarin kabuklarini soyun ve kucuk kucuk dograyin. Bir tavada bir yemek kasigi kanola yagi ile patlican ve biberleri tuzun yarisini (1/2 tatli kasigi) ilave ederek, 3-4 dakika kavurun. Servis tabagina alin. Isterseniz sarimsakli yogurdun yarisini patlican ile karistirabilirsiniz.
Bir yemek kasigi kanola yaginda kiymayi karabiber ile kavurun ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Sonra kiymayi patlicanlarin uzerine dokun ve en uzerine sarimsakli yogurdu dokun.
Uzerini maydanoz ile susleyebilirsiniz. Arzuya gore uzerine kirmizi biberli kizdirilmis tereyagi dokulebilir.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Potato Mousaka (Patates Musakka)

6 potatoes, cut into round slices
½ lb ground beef
2 onions, chopped
2 tbsp canola oil
2 tomatoes, sliced round
1 tomato, diced
3 green peppers, chopped or whole
1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin

Sauce:
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp salt to taste

Lightly fry the potato slices and take them into a large Pyrex dish. Cover the bottom with potatoes and sprinkle some salt. Then set aside the rest of the fried potatoes.
Meanwhile, cook ground beef over medium heat in a skillet. Once it absorbs its own juice stir in oil and onions. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add 1 diced tomato and salt. Cook for a couple of minutes, add the spices and turn the heat off.
Spread half of the ground beef mixture over the potatoes and place the remaining potato slices over (see the picture). Spread the rest of the mixture all over evenly. Place the tomato slices and peppers on top.
Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour all over the Mousaka. Bake it in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for about 35-40 minutes.
Serve Potato Mousaka warm.
ENJOY

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6 patates, yuvarlak kesilmis
250 gr kiyma
2 sogan, dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
2 domates, halka halka dilimlenmis
1 domates, zar seklinde dogranmis
3 sivri/yesil biber, dogranmis/butun
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon

Sos:
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 yemek kasigi sivi yag

Patatesleri kizgin yagda hafifce kizartin ve genis bir borcam tepsinin dibine dizin. Uzerlerine tuz serpin. Kalan kizarmis patates dilimlerini kenara ayirin.
Bu sirada bir tavada kiymayi suyunu cekene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sivi yagi ve sogani ilave edin. 3-4 dakika soteleyin. Tuz ve 1 tane dogranmis domatesi ilave edin. Bir kac dakika daha pisirin ve baharatlari ilave ettikten sonra atesten alin.
Firin tepsisindeki patateslerin uzerine kiyma karisiminin yarisini yayin. Uzerine, kalan patatesleri yayin ve kiyma karisiminin diger yarisini esit olarak dagitin (resime bakiniz). Uzerine domates ve biberleri yerlestirin.
Bir kasede sos malzemelerini guzelce karistirin ve sosu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 180C (350F) firinda yaklasik 35-40 dakika kadar pisirin.
Patates Musakka’yi sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)

1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana sayfaya Don

Meat Balls with White Sauce (Beyaz Soslu Kofte)

2/3 lb ground beef
1 small onion, grated/finely chopped
3-4 tbsp oil
4 tbsp flour
¼ cup rice, washed and drained
¼ +1 tsp salt to taste
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
6 cups water (1 cold+5 hot)
½ cup yogurt (for the sauce)

In a bowl mix ground beef, rice, half of the onion, ½ tsp salt and the spices. And then, grab ½ egg size pieces and round them in your palms (see the picture). Leave them aside.
In a pot, sauté the remaining onion with oil. Then stir in flour and cook over medium heat, till the mixture turns yellow (for about 2-3 minutes). Add 1 cup cold water, stir and add the remaining hot water while stirring.
Bring to a boil, add 1 tsp salt and the meat balls in. Simmer over low-heat for about 10 minutes. And then, whisk the yogurt in a small bowl and laddle some mixture from the pot and pour slowly into the yogurt bowl stirring continuously. Then, stir the mixture in the pot while stirring. Simmer over low-heat till the meat balls are cooked (about 10 minutes).

Serve warm with black pepper on top.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
300 gr kiyma
1 kucuk boy sogan, rendelenmis/ince dogranmis
3-4 yemek kasigi sivi yag
4 yemek kasigi un
¼ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
½ +1 cay kasigi tuz
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi pul biber
6 su bardagi su (1 soguk+5 sicak)
½ su bardagi yogurt (sos icin)

Bir kasede; kiyma, pirinc, soganin yarisini, ½ cay kasigi tuz ve baharatlari guzelce karistirin. Gerekirse elinizle yogurun. Sonra, bir yumurtanin yarisi buyuklugunde parcalar alip elinizde yuvarlayarak kofteler yapin (resime bakiniz). Yaptiginiz kofteleri bir kenara ayirin.
Geri kalan soganin yarisini bir tencerede sivi yag ile kavurun ve unu ilave edin. Orta ateste karisim sararana kadar, yaklasik 2-3 dakika kadar soteleyin. Sonra, once bir su bardagi soguk su ilave edin ve karistirarak geri kalan soguk suyu ilave edin.
Kaynamaya baslayinca, 1 cay kasigi tuz ve kofteleri ilave edin. Yaklasik 10 dakika kadar dusuk ateste pisirin. Sonra bir kasede yogurdu guzelce cirpin ve tencereden bir kepce alip yogurdun icine yavasca dokerek karistirin. Son olarak elde ettiginiz karisimi tencereye karistirarak dokun. Dusuk ateste kofteler pisene dek yaklasik 10 dakika kadar pisirin.

Uzerine karabiber serperek sicak olarak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sweet Peas with Ground Beef (Kiymali Bezelye)

2 lb peas, frozen/fresh
½-2/3 lb (250-350 gr) ground beef

1 big onion, chopped

2 carrots, cut in cubes

2 medium potatoes, chopped in cubes

1 tomato, diced
1 tsp tomato paste

2 tbsp canola/vegetable oil

1 tbsp salt to taste

1-1½ cup hot water
Black pepper to taste

Cook ground beef with canola/vegetable oil over medium heat in a pot (4-5 minutes). Stir in onion and sauté for 3 minutes. Then, add tomato paste and carrots, cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Then, add tomato, potato and peas. Cook for 4 additional minutes and stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables get soft (for about 20 minutes).
Sprinkle black pepper on top and serve Sweet Peas with Ground Beef warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 kg bezelye, taze/dondurulmus
250-350 gr kiyma

1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis

2 havuc, kup kup dogranmis

2 orta boy patates, kup seklinde dogranmis

1domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi

2 yemek kasigi sivi yag

1 yemek kasigi tuz

1-1 ½ su bardagi sicak su

Karabiber

Genis bir tencerede sivi yag ve kiymayi orta ateste yaklasik 4-5 dakika pisirin. Sogani ilave edip, 3 dakika kadar sote edin. Sonra domates salcasini ve havucu ilave edin, 2-3 dakika cevirin. Sonra domates, bezelye ve patatesi ilave edin. Yaklasik 4 dakika kadar pisirin. Son olarak su ve tuzu ilave edin, kaynamaya baslayinca hafife alip, kapagini kapatin. Sebzeler yumusayana dek pisirin (yaklasik 20 dakika).

Uzerine karabiber serpin ve Kiymali Bezelye’yi sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Grilled Turkish Meat Balls (Izgara Kofte)

2 lb lean ground beef
1 big onion, grated or minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cumin (optional)
1 egg
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Knead with your hands for about 5-10 minutes. Leave it in the fridge at least for 2-3 hours.
Grab egg size pieces and make round shaped thin meat balls. Repeat this until you use all the mixture. Then cook them over a barbecue or electric grill, till both sides get lightly brown.
Serve them while still hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, rendelenmis
2 cay kasigi kara biber
2 cay kasigi karbonat
1 cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Kiyma karisimini buzdolabinda en az 2-3 saat bekletin.
Kiyma karisimindan yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin, yuvarlak ve ince kofte sekli verin. Butun kiymadan kofte yapin. Sonra tercihen mangal ya da izgarada her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Sogutmadan sicak sicak yiyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Dumpling (Manti)

Manti is one of my favorite Turkish traditional dishes. Manti is very popular and common in Turkey. It takes time to prepare, but it’s really worth of your time! You should try it to taste a real Turkish flavor. Preparing manti is very fun and easy if you make it a team work.

3-3 ½ cups flour
1 egg
2/3 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp salt to taste

Filling:
 ½ lb ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped/shredded
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

For cooking:
8 cups water
1 tsp salt

Sauce:
2 cups yogurt
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ tsp salt to taste
3-4 tbsp butter/oil
1 tbsp tomato paste/2/3 tsp paprika
2-3 tbsp water
Dried mint
Sumac

In a bowl place the flour, crack the egg and add the salt and water. Then knead till you get a firm and smooth dough. Knead for about 8-10 minutes. Make sure to make it firm to flatten easily later. Cover it with a damp towel or cloth and leave for a rest (15-30 minutes).
Meanwhile in a plate mix all the filling ingredients and set aside.
Divide the dough into 2-3 pieces, take one piece and place on the floured counter. Cover the rest of the dough. Then with a rolling pin flatten the dough as thin as you can (as thick as the ridge of a knife). Then, cut it with a knife or roulette into ¾ inch (1 ½-2 cm) square pieces (see the picture). Then place ¼ tsp filling over each square (see the picture). Then stick the both traverse edges diagonally, by pressing with your finger tips (see the picture). Do the same procedure for the remaining dough.
For cooking, boil the water in a big pot and add salt. Then add all the manti into the boiling water. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent them sticking to each other. Make sure not to close the lid. Cook over medium heat till manti gets soft (for about 10-15 minutes).
Meanwhile prepare the sauce. In a bowl mix yogurt, salt and garlic. In a small pan; melt the butter/oil and stir in tomato paste and water. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat. If you prefer using paprika, just add paprika into melted butter/oil and turn the heat off after one minute. Do not add water while using paprika.
Drain the cooked manti and transfer it into serving plates. Let it cool for a while and pour the yogurt sauce over. Finally pour about one tbsp of butter/oil mixture all over (adjust the amount as you like). And if desired sprinkle some dried mint and sumac over the Turkish Dumplings.
This recipe makes 6-7 servings.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
Manti, Turkiye’de cok sevilen ve yaygin olan ve benim de cok sevdigim geleneksel bir lezzettir. Hazirlamasi her ne kadar zahmetli ve zaman alici olsa dahi, manti icin deger! Eger gercek bir Turk Lezzeti denemek istiyorsaniz, mantiyi denemenizi tavsiye ederim. Manti toplu olarak yapilirsa, hem kolay olur hem de eglenceli hale gelebilir.

3-3 ½ su bardagi un
1 yumurta
2/3 su bardagi ilik su
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Ic Malzeme:
250 gr kiyma
1 sogan, ince dogranmis/rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Pisirmek icin:
8 su bardagi su
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Sos icin:
2 su bardagi yogurt
3-4 dis sarimsak, dovulmus/rendelenmis
½ cay kasigi tuz
3-4 yemek kasigi tereyag/sivi yag
1 yemek kasigi domates salcasi YA DA 2/3 tatli kasigi kirmizi toz biber
2-3 yemek kasigi su
Kuru nane
Sumak

Buyuk bir kaseye unu koyun ve uzerine yumurtayi kirin, ilik su ve tuzu ilave edip yogurun. Sert ve puruzsuz bir hamur elde edene dek yaklasik 8-10 dakika yogurun. Hamur yumusak olursa sonra acmaniz zor olur. Hamuru nemli bir havlu ya da bez ile ortun ve 15-30 dakika dinlenmeye birakin.
Bu sirada ic malzemelerinin hepsini karistin ve bir kenara ayirin.
Hamuru 2-3 parcaya ayirin, bir parcasini alin ve geri kalanin uzerini tekrar ortun. Unladiginiz yuzey uzerinde oklava ile hamuru acabildiginiz kadar ince acin (bicak sirti kalinligi kadar). Sonra actiginiz yufkayi 1.5-2 cm kalinliginda esit kare parcalara bolun (resime bakiniz). Sonra hepsinin uzerine yaklasik bir cay kasigi ic malzeme koyun (resime bakiniz). Her parcanin karsilikli capraz koselerini ortada birlestirerek parmak uclarinizla yapistirin (resime bakiniz). Bu islemi geri kalan hamur bitene kadar uygulayin.
Mantiyi pisirmek icin buyuk bir tencerede suyu kaynatin, tuzu ilave edip mantilari icine atin. Arada tahta bir kasik ile karistirarak mantilarin birbirine yapismani onleyin. Kapagini kapatmadan orta ateste mantilar pisene dek yaklasik 10-15 dakika pisirin.
Bu sirada sosunu hazirlayin. Bir kasede yogurt, tuz ve sarimsagi karistirin. Kucuk bir tavada tereyagini/sivi yag eritin. Domates salcasi ile suyu ilave edip yaklasik 2-3 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Eger kirmizi biber kullanamayi tercih ederseniz tereyagi/siviyagina direk kirmizi toz biberi ilave edin, karistirin ve yaklasik bir dakika sonra atesten alin. Kirmizi biber kullanirken su ilave etmeyin.
Pismis mantiyi suzun ve servis tabaklarina alin. Biraz sogumasini bekleyin. Uzerine yogurt sosundan dokun ve son olarak tereyag/siviyag karisimindan bir kasik kadar dokun (miktari isteginize gore ayarlayin). Arzu ederseniz uzerine kuru nane ve sumak serpin.
Bu tariften yaklasik 6-7 porsiyon manti cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lady's Thigh Kofte (Kadinbudu Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1big onion, chopped
½-1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 cup hot water
1 tsp+ ½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper

For Frying:
½ cup canola oil
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup flour

Boil rice in a cup of hot water and add ½ tsp salt. Leave it to cool.
Cook 2/3 of ground beef in skillet till its color turns to brown over medium heat. Then, stir in onion and the remaining salt. Cook till onions get soft over low heat (3-4 minutes). Finally, stir in the parsley and the spices and turn the heat off.
In a large bowl mix the cooked ground meat mixture, rice and the remaining raw ground beef. You can knead with your hands if you like.
Cover the mixture and leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Take egg size pieces and make egg shapes and flatten with your hands (the shape in the picture). In a frying pan, sizzle oil. Place flour in a wide plate. In another plate beat the eggs. First dip the koftes in flour, make sure the koftes to be covered evenly with flour. Then dip into egg and fry both sides until they get lightly golden brown.
For a thicker coating; after dipping into egg, again dip into the flour and then fry.
This recipe makes about 10-14 Lady’s Thigh Kofte.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
½-1 demet maydanoz, dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Kizartmak icin:
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola yagi)
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
¾ su bardagi un

Bir bardak sicak suda pirinci pisirin. Bir cay kasigi tuz ilave edin. Sogumaya birakin.
Kiymanin 2/3 unu bir tavada rengi kahverengiye donene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sonra sogan ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Soganlar pisene dek 3-4 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Son olarak maydanoz ve baharatlari ilave edip atesten alin. Onceden ayirdiginiz cig kiymayi ve pirinci de ilave edip hepsini buyuk bir kasede karistirin. Isterseniz elinizle yogurabilirsiniz.
Kofte karisiminin uzerini kapatin ve buzdolabinda sogumasi icin 30 dakika kadar bekletin.
Kiyma harcindan yumurta buyuklugunde ve seklinde kofteler yapin ve elinizle bastirarak duzlestirin.
Kizartma tavasinda sivi yagini kizdirin. Genis bir tabaga unu koyun. Ayri bir tabakta yumurtalari cirpin. Kofteleri once una bulayin, sonra yumurtaya batirip her iki tarafini da guzelce kizartin. Koftenin disinin daha kalin olmasini istiyorsaniz yumurtaya batirdiktan sonra tekrar una bulayip kizartabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 10-14 Kadinbudu Kofte cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Cig Borek

For the dough:
25-30 gr fresh active yeast/7 gr instant yeast

2 cups lukewarm water

1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp oil

1 tsp sugar
5-6 cups flour

For the filling:
200-250 gr (1/2 lb) lean ground meat
1 big onion, chopped finely/grated
1 tsp salt to taste
½ cup water
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cumin
¼ tsp paprika
½ cup canola oil for frying

Place the lukewarm water, sugar and the yeast into a bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and the yeast.Then, add salt, oil and flour, knead for 8-10 minutes, till dough becomes elastic and non sticky. Place a plastic wrap or cloth over the dough (see the picture) and let it rest for 2 to 4 hours in a warm place, till it rises up to double its volume (see the picture).Place dough on the counter and punch to release air. Then sprinkle some flour on the counter and cut it into 16-18 pieces. Then with a roller pin flatten every piece about 7-8 inches in diameter.
Meanwhile mix all the filling ingredients in a bowl. And then divide the filling into 16-18(the number of dough pieces you’ve got, approximately 1-2 tbsp each). Then spread the filling over half side of flattened dough (see the picture). Fold the other half over and stick the ends, making pressure with your finger tips (see the picture). Also you can use pizza roller for cutting the edges. Do the same procedure to all dough pieces.
In a frying pan, sizzle oil and fry both sides of the boreks till they turn to golden brown. Place a paper towel over a pot and transfer the fried boreks into it and close the lid to keep them warm and soft.
You can serve Cig Borek with yogurt or ayran.
ENJOY

P.S: Do not use metal container when kneading or resting the dough. Metal spoils the texture of dough.

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TURKCE
Hamur icin:
25-30 gr yas maya/7 gr instant toz maya
2 su bardagi ilik su
1 yemek kasigi tuz
2 yemek kasigi sivi yag
1 tatli kasigi seker
5-6 su bardagi un

Ic Malzeme:
200-250 gr yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, ince dogranmis/rendelenmis
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi su
½ cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
½ cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
½ su bardagi kanola/aycicek yagi, kizartmak icin

Ilik suyu ve mayayi bir kaseye alin, icine sekeri ilave edin ve sekerle maya cozunene kadar iyice karistirin.Sonra, sivi yagi, unu ve tuzu ilave ederek, 8-10 dakika hamur elastik olana dek yogurun. Uzerine seffaf film ya da ortu ortun (resime bakiniz) ve sicak bir ortamda, hamur iki kati kadar kabarana dek, yaklasik 2-4 saat, bekleyin (resime bakiniz). Hamuru tezgahin uzerine alin ve havasini indirmek icin uzerinden bastirin ve tezgahi unlayin hamuru 16-18 parcaya kesin ve her parcayi oklava ile ½ cm kalinliginda acin.
Bu sirada ic malzemelerin hepsini bir kasede karistirin ve 16-18’e bolun (hamur parcasi sayisina bolun, her biri yaklasik 1-2 yemek kasigi). Sonra ic malzemeyi actiginiz hamurun yarisina yayin (resime bakiniz) ve diger yarisini uzerine kapatip, kenarlarini parmak uclarinizla bastirarak yapistirin (resime bakiniz). Isterseniz kenarlarini birlestirip rulet ile kesebilirsiniz. Butun hamurlari bu sekilde hazirlayin.
Bir kizartma tavasinda sivi yagi kizdirin ve boreklerin her iki tarafi kizarana dek kizartin. Kizarttiginiz cig boreklerin sicak ve yumusak kalmasi icin bir tencerenin dibine kagit havlu koyarak borekleri onun uzerine koyun ve kapagini kapatin.
Cig Boregi yogurt ya da ayran ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

NOT: Hamuru yogurmak ya da dinlendirmek icin metal kap kullanmayin. Metal hamurun yapisina zarar verir.

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